Playing-ball.



. PA' EENTED FEB. 17, 1903.. F. H. RICHARDS.

PLAYING BALL.

APPLIGATION PILD OCT. 6, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OrrrcE.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE KEMPSHALLMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

PLAYING-BALL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,737, dated February17, 1903.

Application filed October 6, 1902. Serial No. 126.021. (No model- To 0,2whom, it may concern: sesses a relatively dead quality for 2. putting Beit known that I, FRANCIS H. RICHARDS," blow, a local resiliency at thepoint where the acitizen ofthe United States,residing at Hartblow isstruck for the approach, and a genford, in the county of Hartford andState of eral resilience throughout the ball for bring- 5 Connecticut,have invented certain new and ing out the maximum resilience when theuseful Improvements in Playing-Balls, of ball is struck a quick sharpblow for a long which the following is a specification. drive.

This invention, relating to playing-halls, It will also be seen thatthis ball has the and especially those adapted for the purpose advantageof durability and efficiency and 10 of golf, has for its object toprovide at low can be made of materials easily attainable at cost and bythe use of cheap material a ball a relatively low cost. It will also benoted possessing the triple qualities of putting, that the resilientleather layer is cushioned approach, and long drive. between the centerpiece and the outer shell The accompanying illustration embodies by .thesoft plastic layer and a layer of yarn.

:5 one form of the invention, the ball being rep- Variations ofconstruction as shell and ma- 6 5 resented partly broken away todisclose the terials and disposition thereof may be resortconstruction.ed to within the scope of this invention.

I use a hard center piece A-such as cellu- Having described myinvention, I claimloid, gutta-percha, or metalto. which is ap- 1.Aplaying-ball comprising a hard center 20 plied asoft layer 13,preferably of soft rubber. piece, a shell of soft rubber thereon, hemi-7o Inclosing the structure thus formed is preferspherical segments ofcompressed scraps of ablya thick layer C, of leather, hide", or otherfibrous material inclosing said center piece, like fibrous material.This layer in the presand layers of yarn wound thereon in miscellaentinstance comprises scraps of leather 4, neous directions, and a shell ofgutta-percha.

2 5 which are compressed together under high 2. A playing-ball comprising a hard but pressure and which are formed into segments springycenter piece, ashell of plastic material 5 and 6. The segments 5 and 6are previously thereon, hemispherical segments of leather formed bycompressing loose scraps t of scraps consolidated under heat andpressure leather under high pressure with some heat, inclosing saidcenter piece, windings of yarn 0 if preferred, so as to compact them andprothereon, and a shell of gutta-percha. 8o duce a high degree ofresilience in the struc- 3. A playing-ball comprising a hard but ture.Each scrap of leather possesses a cerspringy centerpiece, ashell ofplastic material tain amount ofmobility, and by combining a thereon,hemispherical segments of scraps of number of them into one body themobility leather consolidated under heat and pressure 3 5 contained ineach scrap is transmitted to the and inclosing said center piece,windings of structure as a whole, whereby a considerable yarn thereon,and a shell of plastic material. amount of resilience is stored up inthe ball. 4;. A playing-ball, a portion whereof com- If desired, withinthe scope of this invenprises a layer built up of hemispherical segtionI may apply to this scrap a solution of ments of scrap-leatherconsolidated together 40 adhesive, whereby under heat and pressure underheat and pressure. 0 said scraps will become united one to another, 5. Aplaying-ball comprising a center piece, so that greater degree ofsolidity is obtained, a spherical layer thereon consisting of leatherand whereby the leather scrap is retained in scraps in a compressedcondition, and a cover a compressed condition, thus improving its ofplastic material. 7

5 springy quality. On the outside of this 6. A playing-ballcomprisingacenter piece, layer C, I wind in miscellaneous directions a aspherical layer thereon consisting of leather quantity of cordage oryarn D and finally inscraps in a compressed condition and mixed closethe structure with a hard shell E, such with an adhesive, and a cover.as gutta-percha, celluloid, or the like. It will 7. A playing-ballcomprising a center piece, 7

50 be seen that a ball built in this manner poshemispherical segmentsthereon consisting of" Ion leather scraps in a compressed condition andmixed with an adhesive, and a cover of plastic material.

8. Aplaying-ball comprising a sphere consisting of leather scraps in acompressed condition and mixed with an adhesive, and a cover.

9. A playing-ball comprising a sphere consisting of leather scraps inacompressed condition, tense windings of binding material thereon, and acover.

10. A playing-ball comprising a sphere of soft rubber, a sphere thereonconsisting of compressed leather scraps, and a cover.

11. A playing-ball comprising a sphere of soft rubber, a sphere thereonconsisting of compressed leather scraps, tense windings of bindingmaterial upon said sphere, and a cover.

12. Aplaying-ball comprisingasoft-rubber sphere, a sphere thereonconsisting of leather scraps in a compressed condition and mixed with anadhesive, and a cover.

13. A playing-ball comprising a soft-rubber sphere, a sphere thereonconsisting of leather scraps in a compressed condition and mixedwith anadhesive, and a gutta-percha sphere.

14. Aplaying-ball comprisingasoft-rubber sphere, a sphere thereonconsisting of leather scraps in a compressed condition and mixed with anadhesive, tense windings of binding material upon said leather scrap,and a guttapercha cover.

15. A playing-ball comprising a hard center piece, a layer of softrubber thereon, a layer upon said soft rubber consisting of leatherscraps undercompression and mixed with an adhesive, tense windings ofbinding material upon said scraps, and a cover of gutta-percha.

Signed at Nos. 9 to 15 Murray street, in the city and State of New York.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

F. W. BARNACLO,

FRED. J. DOLE.

